Vintage 1930s Red Wheat Bread and Butter Plates Designed by J. Palin Thorley black eyed susans - Marked on back with

- Marked on back with the pottery initials S

-1980 edition

it is a serving piece that floats through time and history like a gauzy romance

it was a family run business until the winery sold in 2008

Vintage 1930s Red Wheat Bread and Butter Plates Designed by J. Palin Thorley black eyed susans - Marked on back with{HISTORY} Made by Taylor Smith & Taylor in 1936, this set of four bread and butter plates features the artistically avant garde pattern known as Red Wheat. It was designed by acclaimed British American ceramic artist J. Palin Thorley (1892 1987) who worked as Art Director at Taylor Smith & Taylor in the 1930s. Designing both the plate shape known as Empire and the pattern known as Red Wheat, this is a lovely example of the streamlined modern aesthetic